Sunday 27 January 2019

A year of writing prompts: January 28

How to use these prompts


Who are these two?
What is their relationship?
Does the woman know who the man
in the mask really is?



Prompts

  1. "A demon is a god reflected". William Butler Yeats
  2. It's National Spieling Day. A day for blathering. Write a shaggy dog story told by a man to his wife about why he was late home.
  3. In 1754, Horace Walpole coined the word "serendipity" meaning a happy accident. Write a story about someone who makes an accidental discovery that changes their life for the better.
  4. The Bird Man of Alcatraz was born in 1890. Write a story from the point of view of a prisoner on the same cell block.
  5. It's Data Privacy Day. Write about someone whose online data is compromised.


Character Names
Ottilie, Carl, Carlos, Leonidas, Alfredo, Alonzo, Alfred, Avery, Cleo, Roger, Karla


Character Traits
  • Often a scatterbrain, or uncoordinated.
  • May have been separated from their parents early in life and so may have lacked role models as they grew up, with a detrimental effect on how they organise their lives.
  • Are able to influence, arouse and lead others. Good at organising people; but as likely for nefarious purposes as for good.
  • Handle situations requiring tact and courtesy well.
  • Diplomatic, with a talent for smoothing out antagonistic relationships.
  • Attack problems from an unusual angle. In fact, they love a chance to solve a crisis.
  • Opportunistic, but often do things they later regret.
  • Interested in history, art and archaeology.
  • Always alert to what is wrong, what is missing, and what needs changing.
  • Tend to be unlucky, but often reach their goals nevertheless.
  • Historical research, archaeology and acting are well starred careers.
  • Dangers lurk in the shadows, especially when travelling.
  • Danger of serious accidents involving paralysis and/or severance of nerves.
  • Can suffer from depression or alcoholism.

Possible Themes

Broad-mindedness.
Fashions and trends. Desire for progress.
Finding one's identity.
Tolerance.
Cycles.
Protection.


Objects



A ruined wall with an archway; a raven; chains; a magnificent and brilliantly lighted room.



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